Chapter 76: Chapter 2: Magic Refilling! It’s All for the Mission

"My Magic Power... I think it’s running out~"

Ivsha turned to Su Xuan for help, a hint of helplessness and vulnerability in her voice.

During the process, she had used up all her Magic Power to channel the moonlight, collecting the magical energy from the moon into the Small Jade Bottle.

However, by the time she was halfway done, Ivsha realized her Magic Power was nearly depleted.

"No more Magic Power..."

Su Xuan’s brow furrowed. He fell deep into thought. ’The Magic Power requirement is that high? Then how am I supposed to complete this quest?’

Considering that Ivsha’s Magic Power Value of over 200 was only enough to gather half the moonlight, even Alice would have a hard time finishing the rest.

Unless there was some way to help Ivsha recover her Magic Power...

Suddenly, a possible solution flashed through Su Xuan’s mind—the Succubus’s unique method of Magic Refilling!

’Then...’

’What’s the price?’

GULP~

His Adam’s apple bobbed. He glanced around. They were on Moonlight Mountain Peak, five to six thousand meters high. A cold wind swept by from time to time, sapping their body heat.

There was nothing here but the moonlight. Below them was a bottomless darkness, and above, a moon as bright as a mirror.

’Performing Magic Refilling for a Succubus in a place like this... isn’t it a bit...’

’Damn it!’

’There’s nothing to hesitate about!’

If they waited for Ivsha to recover her Magic Power and then came back, it would be a complete waste of time.

After all, moonlight this bright wasn’t a nightly occurrence. Tomorrow night might be overcast. Once an opportunity like this was missed, it would be gone forever.

"Alice, you wait here and be good."

"Okay~ Master~"

After instructing Alice, Su Xuan strode toward Ivsha.

Seeing Su Xuan walk toward her, a charming smile graced Ivsha’s lips.

She knew the Succubus’s "power bank" had arrived.

[The Moon Bottle is collecting Moonlight Essence: Progress 46%!]

"There’s still that much left?"

Su Xuan glanced at the Small Jade Bottle and murmured.

The remaining 54% of Moonlight Essence meant Ivsha would need to fully recover her Magic Power to complete the collection.

’Hmm...’

Su Xuan’s gaze shifted to Ivsha, who was kneeling on the ground. She tilted her head up slightly, staring at him with great expectation.

"Mr. Su Xuan~ Are you going to help me recover my Magic Power?" Ivsha asked curiously.

Her intuition told her she could already smell her meal. She was eager to savor this delicacy under the witness of the moonlight~

"..."

Su Xuan was speechless. ’It’s all for the quest~’

’Praise the moon~’

(What followed was a detailed description of the bright, silvery moonlight. Ten thousand words have been omitted...)

As the moonlight gradually dimmed, Ivsha gently capped the Moon Bottle.

[The Moon Bottle is collecting Moonlight Essence: Progress 100%!]

"Whew~ Good thing the quest was completed successfully~"

Su Xuan heaved a long sigh of relief. It was a good thing Ivsha had managed to complete the task. Otherwise, this quest would have had to be put on hold.

Then again, a Succubus was truly useful. Her Magic Power could be replenished through special means, though it was a bit detrimental to his physical health.

"Ma... Master!"

Suddenly, Alice’s voice came from behind Su Xuan.

"What’s wrong?"

Su Xuan turned around, confused, only to find Alice surrounded by a halo woven from moonlight.

"What’s going on?"

Su Xuan’s brow furrowed slightly, not quite understanding what had just happened to Alice.

With a thought, he immediately checked Alice’s Status panel.

[Moonlight Infusion: A blessing from the Moonlight Witch. The Demon Spirit Doll’s combat effectiveness is increased by 50% under moonlight.]

"Oh?"

Su Xuan’s expression turned to one of surprise when he saw Alice’s Status. ’I can’t believe the moonlight actually activated the Witch’s blessing hidden inside the Demon Spirit Doll.’

However, when he remembered that the Demon Spirit Doll was one of the Moonlight Witch’s Creations, he didn’t find it strange.

’And also...’

’Considering what I heard of Alice’s inner thoughts before, I’d guess the Moonlight Witch probably had no choice but to leave Alice behind. It wasn’t that she cruelly abandoned her.’

Otherwise, this Witch’s blessing couldn’t have lasted until now.

"Don’t worry, Alice! This is a blessing she left for you."

Su Xuan smiled and gently stroked Alice’s hair to calm her down.

"Lady Moonlight Witch..."

A reminiscent light flickered in Alice’s eyes, as if she were recalling certain past events.

As the creator of the Demon Spirit Doll, the Moonlight Witch was like a mother to Alice, who held deep affection for her.

Even though she had once been abandoned by the Moonlight Witch, Alice had never harbored any feelings of hatred.

And now, she understood that the Moonlight Witch’s blessing had never faded, but had been dormant deep within her soul. This filled her with a warmth like Sunshine and a heart overflowing with gratitude and joy.

"Thank you, Master~"

Moved, Alice hugged Su Xuan tightly and buried her head in his chest, nuzzling against him happily like a child.

"Now that we’ve collected the Moonlight Essence, let’s head back."

"Mhm~" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

...

A flash of white light, and Su Xuan was instantly back in the Guild via the Teleportation Array. He casually submitted the Moon Essence he had just collected to the system.

[Quest Complete!]

[+10 Silver Coins, +1000 EXP]

[Item Reward Acquired: Moonlight Secret Wine]

"Moonlight Secret Wine?"

His interest piqued, he opened the system information to check it out.

[Moonlight Secret Wine (Common): A fine wine brewed from Moonlight Essence. Drinking it restores 100 Magic Power Value. (1% chance of becoming drunk.)]

’A one-time-use item? Seems pretty good.’

Su Xuan nodded in satisfaction, then handed a bag of Silver Coins to Ivsha.

"Master~ Master~ Me, me, me! Do I get one?"

Seeing Ivsha receive a reward for completing the quest made Alice feel very envious and expectant.

"You?"

Su Xuan paused for a moment, then handed Alice a single Copper Coin.

"Here."

"Yay! Thank you, Master~"

Alice excitedly put the Copper Coin into the pocket of her Maid uniform, her innocent face beaming with a joyous smile.

In truth, she didn’t care how much her "salary" was. As long as it was a gift from her master, she felt extremely happy and content.

Even if it was just a single Copper Coin!

Su Xuan just smiled faintly at this.

’Having two free laborers in the Guild is just wonderful~’

While still smiling, Su Xuan raised Alice’s Level to 5, consuming 1000 experience points. That amount of EXP wasn’t even enough to raise Ivsha’s level by half.

After doing all this, he logged out of the game.

He glanced at the time. It was already midnight.

’I have class tomorrow!’

’Time for bed!’

「The next day.」

After his classes ended, Su Xuan hurried home to log into the game. Before logging in, he glanced at WeChat. Liu Xue had sent him a few photos.

The photos seemed to be scenery she had taken in the Elf Kingdom. In them were dozens of beautiful, fair-skinned Elves with graceful figures.

But none of that was the important part!

What caught Su Xuan’s eye was the enormous, cloud-piercing tree in the background of the photos. Although Liu Xue was some distance from the tree, its sheer presence made the entire image striking.

Su Xuan roughly estimated that the great tree was at least a thousand meters tall!

Below the photo, Liu Xue had also added some information about this great tree.

Cute Rabbit: "Su Xuan, see that thousand-meter-tall tree behind me? That’s the Holy Artifact of the Elf Race—the Elf Mother Tree! It’s also the reproductive unit for the Elf Race."